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mate for that price, pick up a mazda 2 maxx (middle model), prices start at like $18,000, and u could probably pick up 06 plates for really cheap driveaway prices. i probably wouldnt even recommend buying a brand new car anyway, look at carsales and carsguide and drive on the net, as well as at dealers and those trading newspapers. o, and btw, dont buy an auto, just dont.
Jiga
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Yeah I would buy second hand... you really are throwing money down the drain buying brand new, like 30% depreciation as soon as you leave the dealers lot (Only time Id get brand new is for say a WRX...cos 2nd hand have been thrashed). As for transmission, who cares, it aint a performance car get whatever is most convenient.
sinist4
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yaris for 20k wtf... why would u pay that much for a nugget like that. 
you could get a lancer or something.
you could get a lancer or something.
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yeh exactly, i pity those who spend that much money on such a shit box. id be SO embarrassed driving that thingsinist4 said:yaris for 20k wtf... why would u pay that much for a nugget like that.
seremify007
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Yaris is alrite- just bit small for my taste. I considered it at one stage and the build quality, interior, safety (with safety pack) is all top notch for a small <$20k car. That being said, I def wouldn't be paying $20k+ d/a... it's a buyers market. Push a bit harder.. or maybe just go to a different suburb? I don't think there's a waiting list on the Yaris atm? (anyone confirm?)
PS. To the person who suggested Lancer... whilst on paper it sounds good, I can't bring myself to like the base model Lancer. Just felt a bit... "bare" inside and as if all the money went into putting a 2.4L engine into the base model. When looking at VR-X, d/a was $36k! I was "WTF!"... that's same price as Alfa was offering on a demo 147 d/a.
PS. To the person who suggested Lancer... whilst on paper it sounds good, I can't bring myself to like the base model Lancer. Just felt a bit... "bare" inside and as if all the money went into putting a 2.4L engine into the base model. When looking at VR-X, d/a was $36k! I was "WTF!"... that's same price as Alfa was offering on a demo 147 d/a.
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If I become hot overnight, I'll consider going with you.
Yeah, when we were getting a 2nd car, we considered the Yaris too.. but it was too small.. and I thought it was too bare inside.. and it sounded like a turd.. But the demo wasn't exactly the best car, cos the dealer told us someone smashed the rear so the exhaust is a bit fk'd and rattles when you accelerate..
Well, there WAS a waiting list, 3 months ago.. they told us we needed to wait ages.. so we were like, fk it.. not waiting for a nugget.. I think they would have stock by now..
O.. and $36k? Why not get an Euro =]
Yeah, when we were getting a 2nd car, we considered the Yaris too.. but it was too small.. and I thought it was too bare inside.. and it sounded like a turd.. But the demo wasn't exactly the best car, cos the dealer told us someone smashed the rear so the exhaust is a bit fk'd and rattles when you accelerate..
Well, there WAS a waiting list, 3 months ago.. they told us we needed to wait ages.. so we were like, fk it.. not waiting for a nugget.. I think they would have stock by now..
O.. and $36k? Why not get an Euro =]
The waiting list is BECAUSE so many people want it. And they generally stop production of cars over Christmas I was lead to believe. This was the same with the Mazda 3 when it came out. It was popular so people had to wait.
Bob.J
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22k is a fucken rippoff mate
you can even get a holden astra 1.8L for 19,990
i drive both the yaris and echo for dominos. The echos are shit as for handling and they look like they were designed by some drunken retard who fell asleep halfway through the design. Yaris's are pretty cool though and they go really fast.
but in the end a 20k budget can go a long way (for 2nd hand cars). Dont waste it on some tiny ricebox
22k is a fucken rippoff mate
you can even get a holden astra 1.8L for 19,990
i drive both the yaris and echo for dominos. The echos are shit as for handling and they look like they were designed by some drunken retard who fell asleep halfway through the design. Yaris's are pretty cool though and they go really fast.
but in the end a 20k budget can go a long way (for 2nd hand cars). Dont waste it on some tiny ricebox
Bob.J
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speaking of which i was in a dealership yesterday on williams st in the city and they had an 02' merc S430 for $59,990 with 99000km on the meter... that's a bargain there =\
Well it seems like you're either new to all of this.. Or you're fairly well off..
Firstly when getting your first car, you should generally start off with a second hand car, as you can learn to appreciate what you have a little more etc, so come new car time (if that's what you're aiming for) you will perhaps be more grateful and take better care of it etc..
You're a girl.. so things become difficult for you, girls are really picky about cars..
I mean if you wanted to save over 10 grand if not more.. You could just go and grab a cheap run-about car like a civic..
Or maybe you want to get into the car scene a little bit lol. If so go grab a skyline, r32,33,34, non turbo - auto or manual.. Good car, low k's.
Firstly when getting your first car, you should generally start off with a second hand car, as you can learn to appreciate what you have a little more etc, so come new car time (if that's what you're aiming for) you will perhaps be more grateful and take better care of it etc..
You're a girl.. so things become difficult for you, girls are really picky about cars..
I mean if you wanted to save over 10 grand if not more.. You could just go and grab a cheap run-about car like a civic..
Or maybe you want to get into the car scene a little bit lol. If so go grab a skyline, r32,33,34, non turbo - auto or manual.. Good car, low k's.
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Except Mitsubishis break down as soon as you leave the dealer's lot.sinist4 said:yaris for 20k wtf... why would u pay that much for a nugget like that.
seremify007
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Sounds a bit suss... dealers never do good deals on 2nd hand Benz. But I guess, 5 years old... is that 1 or 2 generations old? Might be from the same era as our S500 lol... those things are literally tanks.Bob.J said: